HELP!!! Sick Snake

[base2aau]

I am really worried about my spotted python. He is 5 months old and I feed him his first pinkie rat on thursday night.

This morning when I looked at him I noticed quite a large drop of what looks like puss near his mouth and when I pickied him up the skin under his neck looks saggy and loose.

Did I injure him by giving him a big rat too soon?

His whole body down to his anal scale looks swolen, obviously this is part due to the fact he has a big rat in him, i would not be too worried if he did not have that drop near his mouth.

[Rosemary]

I think I would take him to a vet asap and get hiim checked out

[triptych_angel]

What are the temps he is on??? It may need to be bumped up a bit to help with digestion. But get him checked out by a vet.

[krusty]

where are you located mate, i would turn up temp a bit then try and find a vet asap that has worked with pythons.

[ponybug]

i have my doubts you hurt him by feeding it a pinkie rat, i'd bump up the heat a little and like the others, take it to a vet asap.....

cheers,
steve..........

[scotchbo]

the skin normally is very loose and stretched after a big feed isnt it i thought it will just go back to normal after a lil while but the puss in the nose i dunno like everyone said to the vet asap could be anything

[base2aau]

he is sitting in 28 degrees I will turn it up.

I will take him to the vet this morning.

[triptych_angel]

I"d say bump it up between 30-32 degrees.

[base2aau]

I think it is vomit,

do snakes vomit?.

I just found a a lot of this disgusting liquid in the bottom of his click clack with ant all over it.

[triptych_angel]

I know they can vomit water if they have drunk alot, they can also regurgitate their food which is vomiting i suppose.

[base2aau]

this was like water

anyoner else seen this?

[triptych_angel]

yes i've heard of it, if a snake is handled after having a big drink they can vomit it up.

[Wrasse]

Saw a young spotty do this recently, with a full tummy, the owner kept touching and playing with it, when the skin went baggy under the jaw/throat, I warned they were about to wear dinner. What ended up happening however, was a bubbly thin snotty like liquid was regurged. Not the entire rat and no solids at all. It was an extremely interesting situation, and one the owner learnt a good lesson from. The little snake is no longer handled after a feed.

[OuZo]

yes i've heard of it, if a snake is handled after having a big drink they can vomit it up.

Snakes don't have a diaphragm I think to hold the water down so it's more that it just kinda pours out . But if it had yucky stuff in it it doesn't sound like just water from drinking. The puffiness down to the vent could just be that he needs to go to the toilet but given that there was something coming from his mouth it'd be safer to take him to a vet. Good luck

[soulweaver]

Vet is your best option.

Do you have a camera to take a photo of what you are calling 'puss' would be interested to see.